area around the airfield . when no reinforcements joined them , both companies went back to their original positions south of the ridge after day ##break . most of the rest of wat ##ana ##be ' s battalion did not participate in the battle because they lost contact with their commander during the night . as the sun rose on 14 september , pockets of japanese soldiers remained scattered along both sides of the ridge . but with tam ##ura ' s battalion shattered after losing ¾ of its officers and men , and with heavy casualties to his other attacking units as well , ka ##wa ##guchi ' s assault on the ridge had effectively ended . about 100 japanese soldiers still remained in the open on
area around the airfield. when no reinforcements joined them, both companies went back to their original positions south of the ridge after daybreak. most of the rest of watanabe's battalion did not participate in the battle because they lost contact with their commander during the night. as the sun rose on 14 september, pockets of japanese soldiers remained scattered along both sides of the ridge. but with tamura's battalion shattered after losing ¾ of its officers and men, and with heavy casualties to his other attacking units as well, kawaguchi's assault on the ridge had effectively ended. about 100 japanese soldiers still remained in the open on